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Waiting and Hope - Moftmaph says harpj2 is the virtue by which we
take responsibility, not simply for our own future, but for that
of the whole world. Panhgnberjg^ says the church must remind_the
worlcL that Christ ls_ our only hope. The church should live with
a solid hope that Christ- will bring the ultimate fulfillment of
humanity, thus inspiring us to imaginative social actions for
bettering the world. Rahne^ says that hope is a delica±a_balaftce
between unreal npfinugm and dark pessimism. ffotK sees hop? as a
the attitude Which frees US from making anything nf fhic T.7r>T-1ri ac;
our primary value; takes God_^as the sola_ahsoX«-tef thus enabling
us to criticize all structures of the world. We sometimes find a
hopeful spirit within us even in the midst of impatience,
complexity and alienation. Sometimes we have a sense that
something g^-anrl—aaaits Uff- The problems with waiting often occur
when we want to control the situation to achieve a totaj^^e^uriiy
from loss. It is often fueled by a competitive spirit in which
others are vaLued by what they can produce. In a hop^fjjJL__sjtate,
the wonder of mystery is more important than control. People are
treasured for what they are. Hope sometimes gives us a feeling
that the resurrection is happening now in my own life. It
involves a confidence that all alienations will be finally
overcome. This sense of the resurrection being now sometimes
produces a quiet joy. It seems possible to offer up the
impatience involved with waiting, especially when it involves

Waiting and Hope - Moftmaph says harpj2 is the virtue by which we
take responsibility, not simply for our own future, but for that
of the whole world. Panhgnberjg^ says the church must remind_the
worlcL that Christ ls_ our only hope. The church should live with
a solid hope that Christ- will bring the ultimate fulfillment of
humanity, thus inspiring us to imaginative social actions for
bettering the world. Rahne^ says that hope is a delica±a_balaftce
between unreal npfinugm and dark pessimism. ffotK sees hop? as a
the attitude Which frees US from making anything nf fhic T.7r>T-1ri ac;
our primary value; takes God_^as the sola_ahsoX«-tef thus enabling
us to criticize all structures of the world. We sometimes find a
hopeful spirit within us even in the midst of impatience,
complexity and alienation. Sometimes we have a sense that
something g^-anrl—aaaits Uff- The problems with waiting often occur
when we want to control the situation to achieve a totaj^^e^uriiy
from loss. It is often fueled by a competitive spirit in which
others are vaLued by what they can produce. In a hop^fjjJL__sjtate,
the wonder of mystery is more important than control. People are
treasured for what they are. Hope sometimes gives us a feeling
that the resurrection is happening now in my own life. It
involves a confidence that all alienations will be finally
overcome. This sense of the resurrection being now sometimes
produces a quiet joy. It seems possible to offer up the
impatience involved with waiting, especially when it involves